Anthropozoomorph figure

Tikar · Cameroon

Reference: MYA-18

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Height
7 cm
Material
Terracotta

Small terracotta used in divinatory practices, on which a figure with an indefinite character sits, whose head could be that of an imaginary animal surrounded by…

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Full original description

Small terracotta used in divinatory practices, on which a figure with an indefinite character sits, whose head could be that of an imaginary animal surrounded by human legs. The set could symbolize the head of a buffalo.

Further technical information
Attributed period
Years 60 A 70

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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